Perhaps one of the most unfavorable narratives during the shutdown of the covid pandemic has been the claim by various governments, think tanks and media pundits that the measures are not only good for "stopping the spread", but also for "saving the environment" from what they claim will be inevitable apocalyptic climate change . Even though the covid plan has all but disappeared thanks to millions of people and half the states in the US lifting restrictions, climate hysteria is still alive and well.